Search for dissertations about: "healthcare cross sectional study"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 145 swedish dissertations containing the words healthcare cross sectional study.

  1. 1. Disclosing the invisible : experiences, outcomes and quality of endometriosis healthcare

    Author : Hanna Grundström; Siw Alehagen; Carina Berterö; Preben Kjölhede; Margareta Larsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; endometriosis; persistent pelvic pain; healthcare professionals; healthcare encounters; health-related quality of life; pain thresholds; quantitative sensory testing; central sensitization; hysterectomy;

    Abstract : Introduction: Many women with endometriosis report that their symptoms are normalized and trivialized when they seek medical care and they often experience diagnostic delays, ineffective treatments and physiological, psychological and social consequences. However, there is a knowledge gap when it comes to women’s experiences of different aspects of endometriosis healthcare, and the quality of that care. READ MORE

  2. 2. Epidemiological aspects of drug-related vitamin D deficiency and osteoporotic fractures

    Author : Ola Nordqvist; Martin Carlsson; Pär Wanby; Thomas Neumark; Björn Wettermark; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; vitamin D; secondary osteoporosis; fractures; drug risk management; medical guideline adherence; electronic health records; real-world data; risk assessment; awareness; attitudes; personalised medicine; cross-sectional study; cohort study; qualitative analysis; thematic analysis; pharmacoepidemiology; Biomedical Sciences; Biomedicinsk vetenskap;

    Abstract : Background: Vitamin D deficiency, secondary osteoporosis and low-energy fractures (LEF) as side effects of specific drugs were first described more than half a century ago. These effects are recognized in guidelines where patients prescribed risk drugs are recommended follow-up with testing and supplementation. READ MORE

  3. 3. The organisation of diabetes care for persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus : A nationwide cross-sectional study in Swedish primary health care

    Author : Rebecka Husdal; Andreas Rosenblad; Eva Thors Adolfsson; Janeth Leksell; Stig Attvall; Nouha Saleh Stattin; Brita Karlström; Uppsala universitet; []
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    Abstract : Aim To extend the current knowledge about changes in Swedish diabetes care from 2006 to 2013 (Paper I), and to investigate the association between personnel resources and organisational features of primary health care centres (PHCCs) and the individual level of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (Paper II).Methods The longitudinal cross-sectional study described in Paper I included a total of 684 (74. READ MORE

  4. 4. Challenges and opportunities for sexual and reproductive healthcare services for immigrant women in Sweden

    Author : Eva Åkerman; Ragnar Westerling; Knut Lönnroth; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Immigrant; Migrant; Access; Healthcare; Equal; Social capital; Contraceptive counselling; HIV testing; HIV; Sexual and reproductive health and rights; Sweden.; Social Medicine; Socialmedicin; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to obtain an understanding of immigrant women’s access to healthcare services in Sweden in relation to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Data were obtained from three different quantitative cross-sectional studies using self-administrated questionnaires and one qualitative study based on in-depth interviews. READ MORE

  5. 5. Quality of maternal healthcare : Exploring severe maternal outcomes and the influence of delays and decision-making on caesarean sections in a low-resource setting

    Author : Jonah Kiruja; Marie Klingberg-Allvin; Fatumo Osman; Helena Litorp; Abdi Gele; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Somaliland; maternal mortality; delayed caesarean section; maternal near miss; severe maternal outcomes; emergency obstetric care; low resource setting;

    Abstract : Somaliland has one of the highest maternal mortality rates worldwide, yet there is limited evidence for severe maternal outcomes and challenges with the provision and utilisation of emergency obstetric care (EmOC). This thesis studied quality of maternal healthcare by exploring severe maternal outcomes and the influences of delays and decision-making on caesarean sections in Somaliland. READ MORE